Cloud storage overview

In a narrow sense, cloud storage refers to object storage. In a broader sense, it refers to any storage service (block, file or object level) provided by cloud vendors, in a cloud business model. The underlying technology of storage, is the same be it in the cloud or on-premise. Block storage File storage object Interaction … Read moreCloud storage overview

How NFS works

I touched on NFS in several previous postings, and here is a deeper dive of this particular protocol. NFS is built on top of Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and therefore it is important to understand RPC first. In fact NFS is one of the most prominent user of RPC and the best example for learning … Read moreHow NFS works

EMC Isilon

EMC has several product lines for different use cases in enterprise data storage. Like may other IT solutions, the website is clouded with marketing terms and slogans, and is purposefully not technical. This makes it difficult for technical staff to grasp the advantage of its product in a glimpse. I personally have to know their … Read moreEMC Isilon

Storage Nitty-Gritty 3 of 5 – NAS and Object Storage

NAS (network attached storage) NAS server is dedicated to file-serving. NAS device runs its own specialized operating system that is optimized for file I/O, integrated hardware and software component that meets specific file-service needs, and performs file I/O better than a general-purpose server. NAS device can serve more clients than general-purpose servers and provide the … Read moreStorage Nitty-Gritty 3 of 5 – NAS and Object Storage